...property thereof, for county, city, town, or other municipal purposes, but may, by general laws, veet in the corporate authorities thereof the power to assess and collect taxes for such purposes. SKC. 13. The Legislature shall not delegate to any special commission, private corporation, company,...

...city to impose taxi-s for municipal purposes. This argument is based upon section 12 of article 11 of the constitution, which is as follows: "The legislature...power to assess and collect taxes for such purposes." But the authority given by the constitution1 to frame and adopt "a charter for its own government,"...

...Stephen M. White, for respondent. BY THE COURT. Section 12 of article 11 of the Constitution provides: "The legislature shall have no power to impose taxes...power to assess and collect taxes for such purposes." By an act entitled "An act to establish a uniform system of county and township governments," approved...

...upon counties, cities, towns, or other public or municipal corporations, or upon the in-, habitants or property thereof, for county, city, town or other...power to assess and collect taxes for such purposes." And section 5 of article 1 of the charter of the city granted power to "the mayor and council of the...

...power to impose taxes upon counties * * * or upon the inhabitants or property thereof, for county * * * purposes, but may by general laws vest in the corporate...power to assess and collect taxes for such purposes." The duty has been imposed upon the several counties in this state to provide for and pay certain necessary...

...forbidden "to impose taxes upon counties, cities," etc., "or other public or municipal corporations, » * * but may, by general laws, vest in the corporate authorities...power to assess and collect taxes for such purposes." These provisions apply to all kinds of "public or municipal corporations," or, we may say, to all municipalities...

...inhabitants or property thereof, for county, city, town, or other municipal purposes, but may, by général laws, vest in the corporate authorities thereof the...power to assess and collect taxes for such purposes. "Sec. 13. The Legislature shall not delegate to any special commission, private corporation, company,...

...or property thereof, for county, city, town, or other municipal purposes, but may, by general la\ys, vest in the corporate authorities thereof the power to assess and collect taxes for •uch purposes." By an act entitled "An act to establish a uniform Bystem of county and township governments,"...

...such local, police, sanitary, and other regulations as are not in conflict with general laws. SKC. 12. The Legislature shall have no power to impose taxes...power to assess and collect taxes for such purposes. SKC. 13. The Legislature shall not delegate to any special commission, private corporation, company,...

...village in the district. That the voters of each of such cities, towns, or villages cannot confer upon the corporate authorities thereof the power to assess and collect taxes for the payment of a greater indebtedness to be incurred by such city, town, or village than the 5 per...